THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (1983) -- Teenage Dream: Obayashi in the '80s
2025-08-16 17:00 - 18:45 (America/Chicago)
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This August, Arkadin is excited to present TEENAGE DREAM: OBAYASHI IN THE ’80s, a collection of restored films by Nobuhiko Obayashi, the filmmaker behind legendary horror freakout, House (also playing this month). These restorations are made possible by Cult Epics and the American Genre Film Archive.

“[Obayashi] feels like he’s reinventing cinema with every movie he makes.” – Sean Gilman

After his great success with House at Toho, legendary filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi was given the notoriety to start dabbling in the mainstream. His adaptation of the electrifyingly popular 1967 Japanese novel The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was the first adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsi’s book (followed by several others including the popular anime film by Mamoru Hosoda), and was the second highest grossing Japanese film of the year in 1983. After breaking a beaker at school that releases a lavender-like scent causing student Yoshiyama Kazuko to faint, she wakes up the following morning with the ability to travel through time. Sentimental and sweepingly romantic, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a time-travel adventure with a huge beating heart.

“A poignant yet sweet story of the torturous beauty that is growing up, told with all the mastery that you would expect of Obayashi.” – easternKicks

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

Czech gothic fairy-tale horror BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1979) -- ғᴏʟᴋ ʜᴏʀʀᴏʀ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ
2025-08-17 15:00 - 17:00
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“Fairy tale becomes macabre, visceral horror in this superb Czech version of the story.” – Close-Up Film

From the rich and textured imagination of Czechoslovak visionary Juraj Herz (The Cremator) comes a gothic-horror reimagining of the classic fairy tale in Beauty and the Beast. Alson known as “The Virgin and the Monster,” this unnerving dark fantasy follows the innocent Julie (Zdena Studenková) who spares her father’s (Václav Voska) life by agreeing to live under the watchful eye of a bird-like monster, a macabre and elusive figure torn between his growing affection for the young beauty and his animalistic urge to kill. Gorgeously shot, intriguingly surreal, thrillingly sensual, Beauty and the Beast is unlike any adaptation you’ve seen before. Miles away from the frolicsome family-friendliness of Walt Disney or the opulent fantasia of Renoir’s version, Herz’s muddy, decaying vision is very much its own Beast.

Each month, Arkadin presents a selection of FOLK HORROR AROUND THE WORLD, creepy folktales from all corner of the globe to give you the Sunday scaries.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

KNIFETIME: A Cheesy Lifetime Movie Roast featuring… BACKSTABBED (2016)
2025-08-18 19:00 - 21:00
KNIFETIME is a series hosted by Allyson Spina where we revel in the cheesy glory of a bad Lifetime Original Movie! Featuring a special movie-specific drink special and wisecracking commentary from local comedians, this FREE one-of-a-kind event is the 2024 winner of St. Louis Magazine’s A-List Award for Best Movie Night!

A struggling homemaker decides to become a real-estate agent and inadvertently puts her life in danger when she takes a job with a corrupt broker who will do anything to land a deal.

Guest Roaster: Chris Cyr

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1992) -- FREE Screening presented by STL DSA
2025-08-20 19:00 - 21:00
The St. Louis chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America invites you to a FREE screening of this sultry, iconic romance about class and racial divisions in the Deep South.

The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South come together in Mira Nair’s Mississippi Masala, a luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting pot. Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twentysomething Mina (Sarita Choudhury) spends her days cleaning rooms in an Indian-run motel in Mississippi. When she falls for the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius (Denzel Washington), their passionate romance challenges the prejudices of both of their families and exposes the rifts between the region’s Indian and African American communities. Tackling thorny issues of racism, colorism, culture clash, and displacement with bighearted humor and keen insight, Nair serves up a sweet, sexy, and deeply satisfying celebration of love’s power.

This screening is 100% free thanks to STL DSA. No ticket is required, but you can RSVP on STL DSA’s website.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

CLERKS: THE ANIMATED SERIES Happy Hour -- all 6 eps + drink specials!
2025-08-22 16:30 - 18:45
May 6

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7:00 pm

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9:00 pm

Free
plus $1.50 popcorn & drink specials!

During Arkadin happy hours, we offer curated entertainment on the big screen in a looser, loungier atmosphere than a normal film screening. We keep the lights up a bit. No ticket required; you can drop in or drop out any time you like. Totally FREE plus drink/snack specials at the bar!

For our money, Clerks: The Animated Series is the single greatest entry in Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse, a perfectly calibrated mini-masterpiece of animated sitcommery that brough Dante, Randal, Jay and Silent Bob onto the small screen with sharp jokes, clever ideas, and even a bit of heart. Wildly mistreated upon its initial release by ABC, which aired only two episodes out of order before burning off the rest on Comedy Central. But the series found new life on DVD where it deservedly gained a cult following. Whether you’ve enjoyed these six episodes of uncut silliness before or your new to what Complex has called “one of the most underrated animated series of all time,” grab a cold one and have a laugh.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

Kevin Smith's CLERKS (1994)
2025-08-22 19:00 - 20:30
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“Still such a treat to watch… an ingenious snapshot of small-town americana and the inertia of Generation Xers” – PJ Nabarro

It all started here for Kevin Smith: a charming $27,000 comedy that spawned an empire of sequels, podcasts, comic books, and unapologetically nerdy lifestyle branding. This endearingly low-key comedy about real-life experiences working for chump change at a New Jersey convenience store. A rude, foul-mouthed collection of anecdotes about the responsibilities that go with being on the wrong side of the till, the film is also a relationship story that takes some hilarious turns once the lovers start revealing their sexual histories to one another. In the best tradition of first-time, ultra-low budget independent films, Smith’s debut is delightfully shaggy, a quirky, personal vision that became a phenomenon by tapping into the quintessence of driftless Gen X nerd-dom. Smith may have had his ups and downs since, but Clerks endures.

This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s series Video Store Heaven. Based around the St. Louis premiere of Alex Ross Perry’s Videoheaven, which explores the lost world of video stores as depicted onscreen, we are presenting some of the works featured in Perry’s sprawling essay film.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

Legendary shot-on-video horror-sleaze VIDEO VIOLENCE (1987) -- Friday Night WTF! -- $7
2025-08-22 21:00 - 22:30
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Friday Night WTF screenings are cheap, weird, and out of control! Cult trashterpieces, so-bad-they’re-good crapfests, movies that make you ask “What the hell am I watching?!” — we’ve got ’em all on Friday night.

“Top-tier regional drenched in synth drone SOV master-trash and a super ode to the days of horror rentals, late fees, and eye-catching movie covers” – c h r i s, Letterboxd

Allegedly made for a budget of $6, Gary Cohen’s Video Violence is a legendary slice of SOV sleaze. The film follows a video store owner dismayed by his community’s fondness for horror schlock, who learns that these backwoods hicks don’t just watch violent films, they make their own…for real. Shot entirely on a VHS camcorder and edited at a local public access TV station, Video Violence is a delightfully grungy little number that found its way into video stores around the country. That’s appropriate because the film emerged directly from Cohen’s own experiences working as video store clerk where he was appalled at his customers’ fondness for violent B movies rather than the old Hollywood classics he adored. Like a no-budget Funny Games, Video Violence is an attack on audiences’ penchant for violent entertainment that nonetheless became embraced by those very same horror hounds.

This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s series Video Store Heaven. Based around the St. Louis premiere of Alex Ross Perry’s Videoheaven, which explores the lost world of video stores as depicted onscreen, we are presenting some of the works featured in Perry’s sprawling essay film.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

THE ISLAND CLOSEST TO HEAVEN (1984) -- Teenage Dream: Obayashi in the '80s
2025-08-23 16:00 - 17:45
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This August, Arkadin is excited to present TEENAGE DREAM: OBAYASHI IN THE ’80s, a collection of restored films by Nobuhiko Obayashi, the filmmaker behind legendary horror freakout, House (also playing this month). These restorations are made possible by Cult Epics and the American Genre Film Archive.

“[Obayashi] feels like he’s reinventing cinema with every movie he makes.” – Sean Gilman

After her father’s sudden passing, high schooler Mari decides to take a trip to the islands of New Caledonia to find the fabled “island closest to heaven”—a local legend that she and her father had once dreamed of unearthing. From landmark director Nobuhiko Obayashi (House), The Island Closest to Heaven is a nostalgic and reflective look at coming of age, following Mari in her adventures across the islands as she searches for some deeper meaning to life. Although not as high concept as Obayashi’s populous films, The Island Closest to Heaven is a sweet, gentle film about self reflection based on a popular 1966 travelogue of the same name by Katsura Morimura.

“[A] dreamy romantic adventure…It really feels like a fairy tale.” – Jitendar Canth

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

Sci-fi Classic THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957) -- ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅs
2025-08-24 15:00 - 17:00
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“A pulp masterpiece…Not merely the best of [Jack] Arnold’s classic sci-fi movies of the ’50s, but one of the finest films ever made in that genre.” – Time Out

He baffles science! He confounds medicine! Submitted for your approval, the strange story of Scott Carey – an ordinary young man who, through an extraordinary set of circumstances, becomes The Incredible Shrinking Man! Existentialism goes pop in this benchmark of atomic-age science fiction, a superlative adaptation of a novel by the legendary Richard Matheson that has awed and unnerved generations of viewers with the question, What is humanity’s place amid the infinity of the universe? Six months after being exposed to a mysterious radiation cloud, suburban everyman Scott Carey (Grant Williams) finds himself becoming smaller … and smaller … and smaller—until he’s left to fend for himself in a world in which ordinary cats, mousetraps, and spiders pose a mortal threat, all while grappling with a diminishing sense of himself. Directed by the prolific creature-feature impresario Jack Arnold with ingenious optical effects and a transcendent metaphysical ending, The Incredible Shrinking Man gazes with wonder and trepidation into the unknowable vastness of the cosmic void.

OTHER WORLDS brings you to strange new realms through science fiction and fantasy. Featuring classics, hidden gems, and cult favorites, this series offers a mind-bending retreat from our mundane reality.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

$3 MYSTERY MOVIE: Psychotronic So-Bad-It's-Brilliant Monster Movie Mayhem
2025-08-25 19:00 - 21:00
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On the last Monday of every month, Arkadin chooses an underseen deep cut to inflict upon an unwitting audience. Though the genre and tone may change, the price always remains the same: three measly bucks. You can’t afford not to get yourself a ticket!

The long, hot-as-hell summer of 2025 is finally coming to an end, so let’s send it off with something a transcendentally schlocky slab of monster-movie silliness. A psychotronic fever dream packed with nonsense plotting, bad dubbing, weird gloopy monsters, and some totally bizarre (yet incredibly quotable) dialogue, this low-budget barn-burner will sear itself deep into your retinae. A heady mix of shockingly incompetent storytelling and even more shockingly competent creature effects, this one’s a good damn time at the movies!

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

VIDEOHEAVEN (2025) w/ Arkadin Video Store!
2025-08-28 19:00 - 22:00
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“An absorbing, funny, rigorous work of pop-cultural scholarship” – Adam Nayman, Cinema Scope

Socio-cultural hub, consumer mecca, and source of existential dread; the video rentalstore forever changed the way we interact with movies. With narration by Maya Hawkeover footage culled from hundreds of sources (from TV commercials to blockbusterfilms), Alex Ross Perry’s Videoheaven tells the story of an industry’s glorious,confusing, novel, sometimes seedy, but undeniably seismic impact on American movieculture.

Come out before the film for the Arkadin Video Store. Each ticketholder can check out one video tape from the Arkadin holdings…forever! Take a tape to Video Heaven by giving it a permanent home.

This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s series Video Store Heaven. Based around the St. Louis premiere of Alex Ross Perry’s Videoheaven, which explores the lost world of video stores as depicted onscreen, we are presenting some of the works featured in Perry’s sprawling essay film.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

GHOST WORLD (2001)
2025-08-29 19:00 - 21:00
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“The greatest distinction of Ghost World is its singular spirit. Here’s a dark, deadpan comedy about alienated kids that manages to be smart, surpassingly odd, extremely funny and mysteriously endearing at the same time.” – Wall Street Journal

Terry Zwigoff’s first fiction film, adapted from a cult-classic comic by Daniel Clowes, is an idiosyncratic portrait of adolescent alienation that is at once bleakly funny and wholly endearing. Set during the malaise-filled months following high-school graduation, Ghost World follows the proud misfit Enid (Thora Birch), who confronts an uncertain future amid the cultural wasteland of consumerist America. As her cynicism becomes too much to bear even for her best friend, Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson), Enid finds herself drawn to an unlikely kindred spirit: a sad-sack record collector many years her senior (Steve Buscemi). With its parade of oddball characters, quotable, Oscar-nominated script, and eclectic soundtrack of vintage obscurities, Ghost World is one of the twenty-first century’s most fiercely beloved comedies.

This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s series Video Store Heaven. Based around the St. Louis premiere of Alex Ross Perry’s Videoheaven, which explores the lost world of video stores as depicted onscreen, we are presenting some of the works featured in Perry’s sprawling essay film.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND (1986) -- Teenage Dream: Obayashi in the '80s
2025-08-30 17:00 - 18:45
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This August, Arkadin is excited to present TEENAGE DREAM: OBAYASHI IN THE ’80s, a collection of restored films by Nobuhiko Obayashi, the filmmaker behind legendary horror freakout, House (also playing this month). These restorations are made possible by Cult Epics and the American Genre Film Archive.

“[Obayashi] feels like he’s reinventing cinema with every movie he makes.” – Sean Gilman

A tender and stylish blend of road movie and romance, His Motorbike, Her Island is a moving story of love and motorcycles from Japanese cinema magician Nobuhiko Obayashi (House). Aimless biker Ko finally finds purpose when he falls in love with Miyo, a young woman with an obsession for motorcycles. When she gets her own bike, Ko worries that her ravenous hunger for the road may lead to dire consequences. Shot in an evocative mix of color and black-and-white and threaded with wistful melancholy, feel your heart race on the stunning highways of His Motorbike, Her Island.

“Oh so warm, pleasant, quaint and sentimental yet somehow simultaneously sensuous, edgy and degenerate” – easternKicks

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

CANCELED DUE TO ILLNESS -- Last Action Hero (1993)
2025-08-30 19:30 - 21:45
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO STAFF ILLNESS. THE FILM WILL BE RESCHEDULED IN THE FUTURE. ARKADIN APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.

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“A riotous comedy and a rigorous case study of why we go to the movies. It’s an inventive valentine made timeless by audacious shamelessness and shameless audacity.” – Midwest Film Journal

In 1993, audiences simply weren’t ready for this meta-fictional action-movie riff on Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr. The film was a flop, flailing at the box office next to the juggernaut that was Jurassic Park and earning nominations from that arch defender of boring conventional wisdom, the Razzies. But in the intervening decades Last Action Hero has rightly come to be recognized as one of the wittiest, most inventive star vehicles of its era, a winking send-up of blockbuster logic starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater, a fictional action hero who draws his biggest fan, preteen Danny (Austin O’Brien), into the world of the movies. But when Jack Slater’s archnemesis (Charles Dance) escapes to the real world, Jack and Danny do their best to stop in, but Jack finds that rules of the real world are quite different than the movies. Directed by action maestro John McTiernan (Die Hard, Predator) from a witty script by Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Last Action Hero is a glorious mess, brimming with clever ideas and deserving of a permanent place in the ’90s action pantheon.

Come out before the film for a pre-show featuring the most gloriously over-the-top ’90s action movie trailers starting at 7 pm.

This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s series Video Store Heaven. Based around the St. Louis premiere of Alex Ross Perry’s Videoheaven, which explores the lost world of video stores as depicted onscreen, we are presenting some of the works featured in Perry’s sprawling essay film.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

Cheryl Dunye's THE WATERMELON WOMAN (1996)
2025-08-31 15:00 - 16:30
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“A dazzlingly inventive landmark of the New Queer Cinema!” – BFI

The wry, incisive debut feature by Cheryl Dunye gave cinema something bracingly new and groundbreaking: a vibrant representation of Black lesbian identity by a Black lesbian filmmaker. Dunye stars as Cheryl, a video-store clerk and aspiring director whose interest in forgotten Black actresses leads her to investigate an obscure 1930s performer known as the Watermelon Woman, whose story proves to have surprising resonances with Cheryl’s own life as she navigates a new relationship with a white girlfriend (Guinevere Turner). Balancing breezy romantic comedy with a serious inquiry into the history of Black and queer women in Hollywood, The Watermelon Woman slyly rewrites long-standing constructions of race and sexuality on-screen, introducing an important voice in American cinema.

This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s series Video Store Heaven. Based around the St. Louis premiere of Alex Ross Perry’s Videoheaven, which explores the lost world of video stores as depicted onscreen, we are presenting some of the works featured in Perry’s sprawling essay film.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

$3 MONDAY MYSTERY MOVIE: Wild, Wacky Sci-Fi Detective Comedy
2025-09-15 19:00 - 21:00
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On the last Monday of every month, Arkadin chooses an underseen deep cut to inflict upon an unwitting audience. Though the genre and tone may change, the price always remains the same: three measly bucks. You can’t afford not to get yourself a ticket!

A colorful delight with the anarchic spirit of DAISIES and with a healthy dose of early Roger Corman-eque effects, this month’s mystery movie will no doubt enchant you with its whimsy and has enough gags you’d think you were watching a Mel Brooks classic. This oddball comedy finds a cocky detective investigating a bizarre series of crimes. With plenty of gadgets, self-deprecating humor, and clumsy henchmen—not to mention a sci-fi twist brought to life by a master animator—there’s no reason you shouldn’t join us for this escapist satire!

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK (1972) presented by Strange Brew w/ Season of the Witch pre-show @ 6 pm
2025-09-17 19:00 - 21:00
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This film is presented by St. Louis’s long-running cult film series Strange Brew — winner of the 2025 A-List Award for Best Movie Night in St. Louis. Strange Brew programmer Jon Scorfina will provide an introduction.

In All The Colors Of The Dark (Tutti i colori del buio)(1972), a desperate woman living in London, Jane (Edwige Fenech), seeks an unconventional cure for her haunting nightmares after she loses her baby in a car accident. When professional help proves ineffective, a mysterious new neighbor named Mary (Marina Malfatti) suggests that Jane attends a black mass that she promises will help her overcome her trauma. Unfortunately, Jane’s life soon spirals into a chaotic cacophony of black magic and blood orgies that result in her being stalked by a dangerous, blue-eyed killer (Ivan Rassimov).

All The Colors Of The Dark stars the stunning Edwige Fenech, one of the most popular actresses in the commedia sexy all’italiana and giallo genres, alongside other giallo mainstays including George Hilton and Susan Scott. The film was released with many alternate titles including Day of the Maniac and They’re Coming to Get You!. All The Colors Of The Dark is a psychedelic fever dream, leaving the audience wondering if Jane is actually being indoctrinated by witches or if it is all just the ravings of a madwoman, making it one of the most underappreciated masterpieces of Italian cinema.

Strange Brew will also present the return of the Season of the Witch pre-show starting at 6 pm.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

THE BLACK PIRATE (1926) -- Free "Talk Like a Pirate" Read-Aloud Screening
2025-09-19 17:00 - 18:30
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Ahoy, matey! Come celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day at ARRR-kadin with this first-of-its-kind movie experience (as far as we know) — a silent film screening where the audience is encouraged to read the title cards aloud in a pirate voice!

Yo ho ho! Brush up on your pirate-speak and enjoy one of the most thrilling entertainments of the silent era as Arkadin presents this very special screening of THE BLACK PIRATE! Film in glorious two-strip Technicolor, The Black Pirate employed Technicolor II, an early two-color process that took two filmstrips, this lavish production stars a never-better Douglas Fairbanks as a nobleman who seeks vengeance for his father’s death against a murderous band of buccaneers by posing as…The Black Pirate. Featuring swashbuckling duels, daredevil stunts and nonstop high-seas hijinks, THE BLACK PIRATE is the platonic ideal of the pirate adventure film. A massive critical and popular hit in its day, the film remains a hugely rousing entertainment for both kids and adults nearly a century later. And our talk-like-a-pirate presentation provides the perfect opportunity to channel your inner Blackbeard. Avast! Wee little ones and olde folks alike welcome, but no landlubbers allowed!

Come early, me hearties, for a PIRATE METAL PRE-SHOW at 4:30 pm, featuring the likes of Alestorm, Rumahoy, and Running Wild!

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

SOLD OUT! -- WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988) w/ Looney Tunes pre-show @ 1:30 pm
2025-09-20 14:00 - 15:45
THIS SCREENING IS SOLD OUT. ARRIVE UP TO 30 MIN. BEFORE SHOWTIME TO BE PUT ON THE WAITLIST

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“Sheer, enchanted entertainment from the first frame to the last – a joyous, giddy, goofy celebration” – Roger Ebert

Director Robert Zemeckis’s witty comedy-mystery is a dazzling mix of live-action and animation that incorporates beloved cartoon characters from Disney and other studios. Set in a world where cartoon characters and human beings co-exist, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT stars Bob Hoskins as Eddie Valiant, a private eye in 1930s Los Angeles who gains an unexpected client, cartoon film star Roger Rabbit, who hires the jaded PI to clear his name for the murder of Toontown owner Marvin Acme. Valiant’s twisty Chinatown-inspired investigation winds through a beloved assortment of cartoon characters, ultimately leading to the merciless Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd). Bring the kids, grab grandma, your estranged cousin, or some random person you encounter on the street—everyone loves ROGER RABBIT!

Come out before the movie for an array of classic Looney Tunes, starting at 1:30 pm!

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

SANATORIUM UNDER THE SIGN OF THE HOURGLASS (2024) -- a new film by legendary animators The Quay Brothers
2025-09-20 17:00 - 18:45
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“To enter the impossible, haunted night of a Quay Brothers film is to become complicit in one of the most perverse and obsessive acts of cinema.” – Film Comment

Christopher Nolan presents this first feature in 20 years by animation masters The Quay Brothers, a mind-altering mixture of live action and breathtakingly intricate stop-motion puppetry. Inspired by the stories of Polish author Bruno Schulz (whose tale Street of Crocodiles the Quays previously adapted), the film follows the journey of Josef, who arrives at a labyrinthine sanatorium in search of his dying father. Told in seven chapters corresponding with seven prophetic, mystical viewing lenses, the film bends objects, time, and dimensions as Josef navigates the realm between dreams and reality.

Each month, DRAWN VISIONS presents an outré gem from the wild, wonderful world of animation. Focusing on the strange, the underseen, and the unclassifiable, this series proves cartoons aren’t just for kids, they’re for total freaks too!

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

LINDA LINDA LINDA (2005) -- New 4K Restoration w/ Garage Rock Girls pre-show @ 1 pm + Blink-182 ticket giveaway!
2025-09-21 13:30 - 15:30
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“Euphorically fun! One of the best Japanese films of the 21st century” – IndieWire

LINDA LINDA LINDA is an effervescent, tenderhearted snapshot of youth about the unparalleled joy of jamming out with your friends. For Kei, Kyoko, and Nozomi, their dream of playing the final high school concert together is dashed when their lead vocalist quits the band. Desperate, they recruit the very first person they see: Korean exchange student Son, played by Doona Bae (The Host), whose comprehension of Japanese is limited at best. It’s a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs in three days for the festival’s rock concert. The soundtrack fuses bangers from iconic Japanese bands The Blue Hearts and Base Ball Bear with original music composed by James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins. The beloved classic from Nobuhiro Yamashita (Ghost Cat Anzu) is acknowledged by many as one of the greatest Japanese films of the 21st century. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the utterly charming and timeless classic returns with an all-new 4K restoration.

Come out early for a pre-show of Garage Rock Girl Groups at 1 pm, featuring Shonen Knife, Otoboke Beaver, and the band inspired by the movie, THE LINDA LINDAS!

And if all that weren’t enough, we’ll also be giving away Blink-182/Alkaline Trio tickets courtesy of LiveNation!

IndieWire: “One of the best Japanese films of the 21st century.”The New York Times: “One of this year’s most unexpected pleasures.”Time Out: “Funny, droll, sweetly directed and note-perfect.”The Boston Globe: “Every shot feels like a gift.”

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

CELIA (1989) -- a rarely screened masterpiece of childhood terror presented with a creepy Australian children's TV pre-show @ 4 pm -- Fᴏʟᴋ Hᴏʀʀᴏʀ Aʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Wᴏʀʟᴅ
2025-09-21 16:30 - 18:30
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“Turner’s film is more effective that any dozen more conventional genre works. It gets under the skin like a tick, like an infection, like myxomatosis, and lingers there, dully throbbing, driving us to pick at it and ponder.” – The Curb

Rarely screened in the United States since its minimal initial theatrical release, Ann Turner’s CELIA is a dark coming-of-age masterpiece ripe for rediscovery. Too sprawling, ambitious, and sensitive to be simply called a horror movie yet too terrifying to be classified as anything else, Turner’s award-winning film resists easy synopsis. Marketed as a straightforward shocker in the vein of The Bad Seed—the film’s US distributor subtitled it “CHILD OF TERROR”—the film is set in 1950s Australia, where 9-year-old Celia hears the disturbing fairy tale of “The Hobyahs” in school, causing her to interpret real-life conflicts such as her parents’ struggling relationship, the threat of communism and the country’s plague of rabbits as emanations of evil. CELIA paints a disquieting picture of innocence trying to make sense of the harsh and complex world around her through escape into dark fantasy.

Presented with a creepy Australian children’s TV pre-show at 4 pm!

Each month, Arkadin presents a selection of FOLK HORROR AROUND THE WORLD, creepy folktales from all corner of the globe to give you the Sunday scaries.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

A Night of INCREDIBLY STRANGE Football Films of the Cleveland Browns presented by St. Louis Video Society -- FREE!
2025-09-22 19:00 - 21:00
SAINT LOUIS VIDEO SOCIETY digs deep in its extensive archives to present the weirdest, wildest, most incredible VHS obscurities. Always free, always presented by Video Society archivist James Milam!

Saint Louis Video Society takes a strange trip to 𝒞𝓁𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓁𝒶𝓃𝒹 for one night only (Monday, Sept 22nd)! Three absolutely bizarre short films: MASTERS OF THE GRIDIRON, D.T. IN DAWG TERRITORY, and REVENGE OF THE DAWGS (including barbarians, samurai, aliens, and awful CGI) will leave you wondering what is in the water in northern Ohio…

These films are all bizarrely connected with the Cleveland Browns football. Two films include actual team members, while a third was made by fans (for fans) and depicts hated ex-owner Art Modell being lorded over by Satan himself!

There will also be an array of other strange sports tapes, including a mega-mix of NFL Superbowl Shuffle-era, copycat music videos. Don’t miss this, especially if you’re a fan of VHS-era obscurities! Guaranteed you will never get a chance to see these three films together in one screening again!

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

THE DEVIL'S NEEDLE (1916) and other exploitation films of the 1910s presented by Silents, Please! STL
2025-09-23 19:00 - 21:00
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This film is presented by Silents, Please! STL and will feature a special introduction from SPSTL’s Kate Stewart.

This month, Silents, Please! shows that exploitation is as old as cinema itself with a salacious sensationalism from the 1910s, featuring drug addiction drama THE DEVIL’S NEEDLE (1916), sex trafficking thriller THE WHITE SLAVE TRADE (1910) and more!

The Devil’s NeedleRenee (silent era legend Norma Talmadge) is a French artist’s model who uses morphine as an escape from the dull reality of her life. She recommends it to a neurotic artist because “it kindles the fires of genius.” The artist quickly becomes addicted to the drug and the quality of his work begins to disintegrate. He takes on a new model, marries her, and starts her on the same path of moral degradation, until a guilt-ridden Renee decides to intervene in order to save them both. According to silent film historian Kevin Brownlow, THE DEVIL’S NEEDLE was banned by the state of Ohio, but the censor board reversed its decision after recognizing the positive message beneath the film’s scandalous surface.

The White Slave TradeIn this licentious Danish film, the first multi-reeler ever produced in Denmark, Anna, a beautiful girl from a poor background, is offered a well-paid position as a lady’s companion in London, while Anna’s boyfriend, the skeptical Georg, suspects that the job offer is too good to be true. Anna dismisses him and reports to the London address, but this stately English home turns out to be a whorehouse that imports women from Denmark.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

LOONEY TUNES HAPPY HOUR w/ $1.50 popcorn -- all ages welcome!
2025-09-26 16:30 - 18:45
During Arkadin happy hours, we offer curated entertainment on the big screen in a looser, loungier atmosphere than a normal film screening. We keep the lights up a bit. No ticket required; you can drop in or drop out any time you like. Totally FREE plus drink/snack specials at the bar!

The Mona Lisa, the Sistine Chapel, the Pyramids of Giza, and Looney Tunes. These are humanity’s greatest cultural achievements (and while we suspect Tex Avery and the Termite Terrace gang could’ve knocked out the Mona Lisa in a weekend, we’re sure Leonard da Vinci never could’ve produced “Red Hot Riding Hood”). What better way to lead in to our Friday night screening of Gremlins 2, cinema’s greatest live-action cartoon, than with a selection of the funniest, most fabulous cartoon-cartoons ever made? Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Sylvester, Tweety, Wile E. Coyote, Roadrunner…all your friends are here, and they want you to sit back relax, grab some ultra-cheap popcorn and discounted drinks and laugh your head off!

While we all know these cartoons were never just for kids, all ages are welcome at this celebration of all things Looney!

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1990)
2025-09-26 19:00 - 21:00
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“A devilishly, hysterically, cacklingly, subversively funny picture that builds and builds until it literally self-destructs.” – Washington Post

Perhaps the closest cinema has ever come to a live-action Looney Tune, GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH is an all-out assault of gags, goo, and gremlins gremlins gremlins! Less a sequel to the 1984 original than a feverish parody of it, Joe Dante’s madcap satire moves the action from small-town Kingston Falls to the Big Apple, where the mischievous little monsters wreak havoc upon a New York City skyscraper. With gloriously gloopy Rick Baker effects, a gag-a-minute ratio that would leave Mel Brooks’ head spinning, and an onslaught of pop-culture references ranging from Rambo to Ray Harryhausen, GREMLINS 2 is a chance to watch a brilliant filmmaker unleash his movie-addled id all over the screen. It’s not only one of cinema’s greatest sequels, it’s also one of the most uproarious comedies ever made.

Come out early for a free Looney Tunes Happy Hour, starting at 4:30 pm!

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

DRINKOLAS CAGE: A Monthly Nicolas Cage Movie Drinking Game Event
2025-09-26 21:30 - 23:00
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It’s DRINKOLAS CAGE! Our monthly surprise Nic Cage movie drinking game event. Each month we select a Cage film and write a drinking game for you to play along with.

We have two showtimes on the last Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm and 9 pm. Weather permitting, the late show will be outdoors during the months of April through October. PLUS starting in 2025, we present an encore show on the following Friday at 9:30 pm! (The Friday screening is indoors.)

This screening will be outside, weather allowing. You are strongly encouraged to bring your own lawn chair!

This screening is sold out. Waitlist opens 1 hour before showtime.

THIS IS AN OUTDOOR SCREENINGIn case of inclement weather, this screening will be moved to our indoor theater.Limited seating is available outside and is first come, first served. It is strongly recommended that you Bring Your Own Chair.The theater opens one hour prior to showtime.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

Agnès Varda's THE GLEANERS AND I (2000) presented with Operation Food Search
2025-09-27 15:30 - 17:00
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This screening is presented in partnership with Operation Food Search (OFS). Ticket proceeds benefit OFS, and Jacob Beck will introduce the film with a talk about OFS’s gleaning work.

One of the most acclaimed films of the 21st century, Agnès Varda’s extraordinary late-career renaissance began with this wonderfully idiosyncratic, self-reflexive documentary in which the ever-curious French cinema icon explores the little-known world of modern-day gleaners: those living on the margins who survive by foraging for that which society throws away. Embracing the intimacy and freedom of digital filmmaking, Varda posits herself as a kind of gleaner of images and ideas, one whose generous, expansive vision makes room for ruminations on everything from aging to the birth of cinema to the beauty of heart-shaped potatoes. By turns playful, philosophical, and subtly political, The Gleaners and I is a warmly human reflection on the contradictions of our consumerist world from an artist who, like her subjects, finds unexpected richness where few think to look.

Tickets are a minimum $10, but we encourage you to pay more if you can afford it. All proceeds will be donated directly to Operation Food Search!

“ONE OF THE 10 GREATEST DOCUMENTARIES OF ALL TIME! Agnès Varda’s handheld DV autoportrait of the artist as an older woman…brilliantly encompasses agriculture, art history, class politics, ecology, economics, recycling raps and the origins of cinema.” – Sight & Sound“ONE OF THE 100 BEST FILMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY! a profound, uncommonly tender and searchingly philosophical dream of what it could mean to live in the world — take only what you need, share everything you have — that is itself a tour de force of cinematic gleaning.” – The New York Times“#67 – GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME POLL! Agnès Varda’s investigation into the cast-offs and castaways of society is both brilliantly funny and well-observed in its meta-textual reflection on the things we reclaim.” -Sight & Sound (Ariel Baska)

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

CANCELLED -- Jan Švankmajer's ALICE (1988) presented by Dark Dream Cinema
2025-09-27 19:00 - 21:00
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE FILM WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A FUTURE DATE.

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Dark Dream Cinema is a monthly film series devoted to the creeping undercurrents of the arthouse scene, hosted by Michael Morlaine.

“Svankmajer’s film explores Alice in Wonderland’s dark undercurrents: it unearths the fears that animate dreams and nightmares.” – The New York Times

The dark heart of Alice in Wonderland was never more faithfully captured than by stop-motion maestro Jan Švankmajer, who rendered its well-worn imagery into a startling new vision. By animating an array of found items—including raw meat, taxidermy, playing cards, scissors, and the like—Švankmajer crafted a Wonderland all his own, a haunting realm of fantastic sights and disturbing juxtapositions. Hailed as a landmark of modern animation, Alice blends the imagination of Lewis Carroll with the grotesquerie of Joel-Peter Witkin to produce an experience like no other. A truly singular work of art, it offers a glimpse into another world, one of joyful terrors that cavort amidst death and decay.

Arrive early for a preshow of spooky stop-motion from around the world, starting at 6pm!

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

KNIFETIME: A Cheesy Lifetime Movie Roast featuring… NIGHTMARE NEIGHBORHOOD MOMS (2022)
2025-09-29 19:00 - 21:00
KNIFETIME is a series hosted by Allyson Spina where we revel in the cheesy glory of a bad Lifetime Original Movie! Featuring a special movie-specific drink special and wisecracking commentary from local comedians, this FREE one-of-a-kind event is the 2024 winner of St. Louis Magazine’s A-List Award for Best Movie Night!

Charlotte meets her competitive neighbor Bonnie. When it’s discovered that another neighbor was killed, a neighborhood watch is created. But no one knows that Bonnie has a secret that could endanger everyone…

With guest roaster Josh Slobe!

Plus sweet treats from Heavenly Sinful Delights!

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

Theater Policies

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.
